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In the vast urban landscape of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a 76-year-old man named Thomas Bendig, affectionately known as Tom, vanished into the cold of a winter's night, leaving behind a silence that has stretched over decades. On December 2, 2000, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Mr. Bendig was last seen at his residence in the 4500 block of Tampa Street. He was a man living with the challenges of Alzheimer's disease, a condition that required medication and could leave him disoriented. O ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 02, 2000

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Apr 27, 2021

Thomas

Bendig

99

76

69 inches

152 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 02, 2000

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

No

19835

Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19125

Viviana Reyes

Detective

300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania

2156863093

Local

Law Enforcement

00-25-120354

Philadelphia Police Department

5180

Gray or Partially Gray

Green

Green

No

06/25/2026


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